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UCSF study links loneliness to health problems and death

By Stacey Palevsky • June 22, 2012

It’s never easy to be lonely, but it can be dangerous—life-threatening, even—for the elderly. So says a study published this week in the Archives of Internal Medicine. The six-year study, conducted by physicians at the University of California San Francisco, found that people who reported being lonely were more likely to suffer a decline in… Read more »

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Posted in Dementia and Alzheimer's
Tagged alzheimer's, dementia, seniors, social isolation, ucsf research |

Home Alone: More Seniors with Dementia Aging in Place … Solo

By Stacey Palevsky • March 21, 2012

A new report from the Alzheimer’s Association indicates that a growing number of people with dementia live alone—more than 800,000 across the country and 72,000 in California. The report, “2012 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures,” estimates that one in seven people with Alzheimer’s or dementia lives alone, and that up to half of those people have no… Read more »

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Tagged alzheimer's, alzheimer's association, caregiver, computer lessons for seniors, dementia, seniors living at home, social isolation, Technology for Seniors |

Seniors Using Facebook

By Ben Lewis • October 3, 2011

You don’t have to be a teenager to enjoy Facebook! Seniors, even those over 100 (!), are learning how to use Facebook and other social networks to maintain relationships with family and friends. Seniors and Facebook don’t go together like peanut butter and jelly just yet but that is certainly starting to change. Many seniors… Read more »

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Posted in Aging In Place Technology, Aging Studies, Computer Lessons for Seniors
Tagged companions for seniors, companionship for seniors, depression, facebook, ivy bean, loneliness, loneliness and seniors, senior using facebook, seniors and facebook, social isolation |

Australians Seek to Eradicate Social Isolation of Elderly

By Ben Lewis • August 31, 2011

“Social isolation is equivalent to the health effects of smoking 15 cigarettes a day or consuming more than six alcoholic drinks daily,” says Univeristy of Adelaide Professor Andrew Beer. Because of this, Beer has begun a research study to find out how to end social isolation of seniors. Beer is determined to combat the pernicious… Read more »

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Posted in Aging Studies
Tagged age in place, andrew beer, assisted living facility, dementia, nursing home, parkinson's, seniors, social isolation, social isolation of seniors, social programs for seniors, socially isolated |

The Molecular Signature of Loneliness (and the Cure of Socialization)

By Ben Lewis • August 10, 2010

Many studies have found that a person’s social environment can impact his or her health. In fact, numerous studies have found that lonely people suffer a higher rate of mortality than people who are not socially isolated. Researchers from UCLA took things a step further in a 2007 study in which they examined the biological… Read more »

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Tagged activities for seniors, caregiver, homebound seniors, homecare, mortality and loneliness, social isolation, studies on socialization |

UCSF study links loneliness to health problems and death

Home Alone: More Seniors with Dementia Aging in Place … Solo

Seniors Using Facebook

Australians Seek to Eradicate Social Isolation of Elderly

The Molecular Signature of Loneliness (and the Cure of Socialization)

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